Casual Living - May 1, 2010

While the bigger-is-better home trend has given way to smaller and "right-sized" indoor spaces, larger outdoor living areas are driving design trends for shade products in a big way. Demand continues to grow for cantilevered, large-scale shade products and retractable functions, shade manufacturers say.

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